The image is sourced from the game Ark Order, featuring the character 'KUN' (鲲).
Note on AI-assisted development: Starting from version 5.1.0, this project uses LLM-assisted tools including but not limited to Claude Code for Vibe Coding. All code up to and including version 5.0.70 was written entirely by hand. The last purely hand-written codebase can be found at: v5.0.70 (commit b4ad59e)
KUN Visual Novel is a collective of individuals passionate about the Galgame genre. It currently consists of the following sub-websites:
- KUN Visual Novel Forum (this project)
- KUN Visual Novel Sticker Pack (a website dedicated to collecting and creating Galgame sticker packs)
- KUN Visual Novel Development Documentation (this forum is entirely open source, and the development documentation will be publicly available here)
- Kun Visual Novel Navigation Page （A completely open-source navigation site! You can visit all Kun Visual Novel subsites!）
- Kun Visual Novel Patch (The most advanced visual novel patch resource website in the world at the moment! Free forever!)
- Kun Visual Novel Forum Downtime Page （In the event of unavoidable downtime, we will forcibly redirect the forum to this page.）
For more information, please visit the website's About Us page directly
https://www.kungal.com/kungalgame
- Galgame Database — Community-driven Galgame catalog with VNDB integration, multi-language metadata (EN / JA / ZH-CN / ZH-TW), ratings, tags, engine info, and developer profiles
- Resource Sharing — Upload and share game patches, translations, voice packs, and other resources with provider tracking and platform/language filters
- Discussion Forum — Full-featured topic system with rich Markdown editing (Milkdown + CodeMirror), replies, nested comments, polls, upvotes, and favorites
- Collaborative Editing — Git-style PR (Pull Request) workflow for Galgame information edits, with edit history tracking and contributor credits
- Real-time Messaging — Socket.IO powered chat system with private messaging and chat rooms
- Moemoepoint System — Community reputation points earned through contributions (posting, sharing resources, editing Galgame info)
- Rich Content Editing — Milkdown Markdown editor with KaTeX math formulas, code highlighting, and image upload via drag & drop
- Dark / Light Theme — System-aware color mode with customizable page transparency, fonts, and background images
- SEO Optimized — Server-side rendering, structured data (Schema.org), sitemap generation, and RSS feeds for Galgames and topics
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Framework | Nuxt 4 (Vue 3 Composition API + Nitro Server) |
| Styling | Tailwind CSS 4 |
| State Management | Pinia with persisted state |
| Database | PostgreSQL + Prisma 7 ORM |
| Cache | Redis |
| Authentication | JWT (dual token — access + refresh) |
| Real-time | Socket.IO |
| File Storage | S3-compatible object storage (images + resources) |
| Validation | Zod |
| Editor | Milkdown + CodeMirror |
| Deployment | PM2 |
| Analytics | Umami |
├── app/ # Frontend (pages, components, composables, stores, validations)
├── server/ # Backend (API endpoints, plugins, WebSocket, scheduled tasks)
├── shared/ # Shared code (TypeScript types, utility functions)
├── prisma/schema/ # Database models (modular .prisma files)
├── lib/ # Libraries (S3 client, icon config)
├── scripts/ # Build & migration scripts
├── public/ # Static assets
└── docs/ # Documentation
# Install dependencies
pnpm install
# Copy and configure environment variables
cp .env.example .env
# Generate Prisma Client
pnpm prisma:generate
# Push schema to database
pnpm prisma:push
# Start dev server (http://127.0.0.1:1007)
pnpm dev| Command | Description |
|---|---|
pnpm dev |
Start development server |
pnpm build |
Production build |
pnpm lint |
Run ESLint |
pnpm format |
Run Prettier |
pnpm typecheck |
TypeScript type checking |
pnpm prisma:generate |
Generate Prisma Client |
pnpm prisma:push |
Push schema changes to database |
pnpm prisma:studio |
Open Prisma Studio GUI |
pnpm start / pnpm stop |
PM2 production start / stop |
This project follows the AGPL-3.0 open-source license.